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first signs of a changing dynamic in washington. many believe friday's unspeakable acts in connecticut could mark a tipping point. the "washington post" reporting that president obama ordered cabinet members to order proposals to curb gun violence, a push that could include a new ban on assault rifles. sources say vice president joe biden will spearhead that effort. still the white house press secretary jay carney wasn't ready to unveil specifics. >> it's a complex problem that will require complex solution. no single piece of legislation no single action will fully address the problem. so i don't have a specific agenda to announce to you today. >> one of the nation's leading proponents for gun regulation, mayor michael bloomberg, said he is prepared to use his own personal fortune for this cause. adding there's simply no need to wait for another tragedy to happen. >> if the massacre in tn
first signs of a changing dynamic in washington. many believe friday's unspeakable acts in connecticut could mark a tipping point. the "washington post" reporting that president obama ordered cabinet members to order proposals to curb gun violence, a push that could include a new ban on assault rifles. sources say vice president joe biden will spearhead that effort. still the white house press secretary jay carney wasn't ready to unveil specifics. >> it's a complex problem that...
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"washington post" front page story said he was abraysive, her colleagues didn't like her. somebody instrumental in getting bin laden was portrayed in this fashion. >> in the film she comes off very well. as i talked to the screenwriter about this, he said that was a creatives choice to make a female analyst at the center of the story. >> i'm shocked to hear that. >> there were men involved, an alias by the name of john, he's not in the film as far as i can see. i think it's fair enough and i think that it's representative of the very large cultural shift in the agency in the last decade or so where women have played a much more important role in not only the terrorism but in the agency and senior positions. >> the ample cooperation of kathryn bigelow and other administration, received from the white house and the pentagon, documented in the e-mails that have come out, do you think that maybe unmaliced the film a little bit or compromised the independence. >> the obama administration comes off, if anything, poorly with this. the one scene with the president his view on tort
"washington post" front page story said he was abraysive, her colleagues didn't like her. somebody instrumental in getting bin laden was portrayed in this fashion. >> in the film she comes off very well. as i talked to the screenwriter about this, he said that was a creatives choice to make a female analyst at the center of the story. >> i'm shocked to hear that. >> there were men involved, an alias by the name of john, he's not in the film as far as i can see. i...
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the commissioner received them himself and then we just recently today got clearance from washington that we can pay the balance off and i don't know if the check was delivered today, if not it will be tomorrow so that we can make good on all our iou's and everybody that turnd in firearms, standing in the rain, making sure that the guns that they had could not be taken, ended up being 163 handguns, 68 rifles, some hunting, some military, 25 shotguns and countless rounds of ammunition, all off the streets of san francisco. oakland took 300 guns as well totaling 600 guns off the streets of the bay area in one saturday. so that's a good thing. and then finally we did some promotions. we did 8 captains, they have been assigned, 15 lieutenants, they have also been lieutenants, and 29 sergeants, the entire group is in the academy right now and they will go to their respective assignments on saturday and as we close out the holiday season we did bayview toy give away today, mission station and api on bay shore was on saturday and obviously operation dream in various joy give aways will be g
the commissioner received them himself and then we just recently today got clearance from washington that we can pay the balance off and i don't know if the check was delivered today, if not it will be tomorrow so that we can make good on all our iou's and everybody that turnd in firearms, standing in the rain, making sure that the guns that they had could not be taken, ended up being 163 handguns, 68 rifles, some hunting, some military, 25 shotguns and countless rounds of ammunition, all off...
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. >> reporter: as protesters gathered outside offices in washington, the nra again declined to comment on the debate, but there were signs that the sandy hook massacre has impacted capitol hill. >> as your senator i will protect our second amendment rights. >> reporter: west virginia senator, joe manchin, a life-long nra member said he is rethinking his own positions. >> i don't know anybody that goes hunting with an assault rifle. i don't know anybody that needs those types of multiple clips as far as ammunition. >> reporter: and former republican congressman, joe scarborough, now an msnbc host also reversed himself on gun control. >> politicians can no longer be allowed to defend the status quo. they must instead be forced to defend our children. >> reporter: but at least one texas republican continues to defend the right of americans to own assault weapons. >> it ensures against the tyranny of the government. >> reporter: amid the talk of gun control, gun sales have picked up. in portland, just a week after a gunman killed two in an area mall. >> yesterday was the biggest day we've
. >> reporter: as protesters gathered outside offices in washington, the nra again declined to comment on the debate, but there were signs that the sandy hook massacre has impacted capitol hill. >> as your senator i will protect our second amendment rights. >> reporter: west virginia senator, joe manchin, a life-long nra member said he is rethinking his own positions. >> i don't know anybody that goes hunting with an assault rifle. i don't know anybody that needs those...
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i think you mean miller thanks. >>> and we'll see you all in phoenix, la and washington d.c. and westbury, long island. bill, took the tip of the day and visited missing money.com. and found i was owed $100. and peel off $20 for charity tom. >>> and finally tonight the factor tip of the day. many of us give to charity over hanukkah and christmas holiday season in general. we want to be smart about it, don't we. go to charity navigator.org. very honest web site. it rates the charity so you can be sure the money is used honestly. and i use charity navigator. most of the charities they give to i know the poem. i can go to their house if i have to. i have seen it and sometimes i give to money to doctors without borders. it has the listings on charity navigator.org. so you can know. we are a generous people in america. most generous on earth and sometimes people take advantage of that ask rip us off. you don't want that to happen to you. go to charity navigator. check out the fox news factor web site. we'll have all of the latest information on the connecticut shooting. hannity wi
i think you mean miller thanks. >>> and we'll see you all in phoenix, la and washington d.c. and westbury, long island. bill, took the tip of the day and visited missing money.com. and found i was owed $100. and peel off $20 for charity tom. >>> and finally tonight the factor tip of the day. many of us give to charity over hanukkah and christmas holiday season in general. we want to be smart about it, don't we. go to charity navigator.org. very honest web site. it rates the...
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what are theyreally looking at in washington? how close are we to something? how close are we to something? rich edson on top of this like [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. you know, from our 4,000 television commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. ye, i'm kind of a bideal. [sigh] it feels good to help people save... with great discounts likee safe driver, multicar, and multipolicy. 731, 732... you want my number, don't you? call 1
what are theyreally looking at in washington? how close are we to something? how close are we to something? rich edson on top of this like [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business...
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what are they really looking at in washington? how close are we to something? rich edson on top of this like nobody else. he's at the capitol, next. neil: we are nowhere close search could deal than we were last week at this time. but i guess they could over the phone? >> right. we have got as much done with house speaker out of town than rehab with him in down. he has access to telephones and airports he would be happy to fly back to speed the the president but after the meeting last night, all signs point* to the continued impasse with taxes and spending. neil: we hear that they're getting agitated with each other with the free use in the top. it must get chile? >> you hear of frank discussion to say it was probably a not the nicest of conversations. also to buy there was there if you read accounts of what happened with the debt ceiling negotiations with the sense of bad blood they say john boehner walked away prematurely and the republicans say the president move the goalposts this is how you begin the president's term but they say don't poison the well come
what are they really looking at in washington? how close are we to something? rich edson on top of this like nobody else. he's at the capitol, next. neil: we are nowhere close search could deal than we were last week at this time. but i guess they could over the phone? >> right. we have got as much done with house speaker out of town than rehab with him in down. he has access to telephones and airports he would be happy to fly back to speed the the president but after the meeting last...
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steve is live here in washington with more. steve? >> hear in washington, dc, shock and sadness, but, also, a new determination to look at all the possible ways another tragedy could be prevented. outgoing senator joe lieberman, an independent from connecticut, had this observation about gun control. >> the same for democrats, republicans, and independents, to acknowledge two things: one, the strongest conceivable gun control laws will not stop all acts of violence. but, also, knowledge that the stronger our gun control laws are, the fewer acts violence including mass violence, will happen in our society. >> he goes further and propose as national commission, and senator durbin expressed support. tom ridge served on a state commission to investigate the virginia tech shootings five years ago and said this is a complex problem that needs careful attention. >> there are multiple players here tomorrow have a serious conversation about reducing the risk of this happening, we have to start dealing with all the layers. it is about lifecy, a
steve is live here in washington with more. steve? >> hear in washington, dc, shock and sadness, but, also, a new determination to look at all the possible ways another tragedy could be prevented. outgoing senator joe lieberman, an independent from connecticut, had this observation about gun control. >> the same for democrats, republicans, and independents, to acknowledge two things: one, the strongest conceivable gun control laws will not stop all acts of violence. but, also,...
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. >>> there may finally be progress in washington. an effort to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and now there is word december 31 may not be a hard and fast deadline. >> and as steve mentioned a rainy start to the day. and he will be back to tell us how long the rain is sticking around. >> we're live in the sunset district, where three robbers entered their way into this home and tied up their victims. we will tell you how the victims are feeling today and what the robbers got away with. q >>> we want to update you now on a developing story we told you about just a few minutes ago about the dublin pleasanton bart station. we just learned that station has reopened. bart says the equipment problem that prompted the closure has been resolved. >>> there are signs of progress in washington, d.c., in the fiscal cliff debate. house speaker john boehner is now offering to accept a tax increase but only on people making more than $1 million a year. and that falls short of president obama's call to raise tax rates on people with incomes of
. >>> there may finally be progress in washington. an effort to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and now there is word december 31 may not be a hard and fast deadline. >> and as steve mentioned a rainy start to the day. and he will be back to tell us how long the rain is sticking around. >> we're live in the sunset district, where three robbers entered their way into this home and tied up their victims. we will tell you how the victims are feeling today and what the...
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who wins, loses, and, you know, it's the people in washington we're talking about. they are forgetting who they are serving and why they are there. you know, businesses, main street, the markets are all says, look, guys, you dug a $16 trillion hole. the math doesn't work. you cannot tax your way to prosperity, and you can't tax your way out of it. the money is not there. you'd run the government for a matter of weeks if you seized all of the wealth of the wealthy it doesn't work. yove got to have a balanced approach to this thing, and you got to have spending cuts, and in order to do that, you got to haveentitlement reform, and you'd rather have some sort of balanced approach which then describes a longer term aproach now in order to -- forget about politics in order to settle the markets. neil: i'm beginning to wonldzer, i don't think the markets like it either way, but what's your prediction? how do you see it sorting out? >> i predict there might be a deal if there is a deal. i think it's under 50% of any deal, but this deal, if it happens, i think will be a smal
who wins, loses, and, you know, it's the people in washington we're talking about. they are forgetting who they are serving and why they are there. you know, businesses, main street, the markets are all says, look, guys, you dug a $16 trillion hole. the math doesn't work. you cannot tax your way to prosperity, and you can't tax your way out of it. the money is not there. you'd run the government for a matter of weeks if you seized all of the wealth of the wealthy it doesn't work. yove got to...
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it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in session. they do not have the fiscal cliff on their agenda, but leader harry reid is expected to make a morning speech or morning statement about issues regarding the fiscal cliff. you can go to c-span2 can watch that. they're coming in at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the house is coming in at 2:00 p.m.. did not have an agenda. coming in to be here and just in case, et cetera. they will be coming in and probably be in session for a short time and then go out. you could keep updated on our web site at c-span.org. another four day weekend on "booktv
it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in...
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i've been in washington a long time. gun control is a tough issue but i think it's something he'll certainly try. >> a crime like this has shocked the nation. whether it leads to change, we'll have to see. on the mental health issues. you and sanjay were talking about this earlier, mental health is something which is so oddly dealt with this in country -- >> right. >> it's not dealt with or considered in the same way as a disease like canr.
i've been in washington a long time. gun control is a tough issue but i think it's something he'll certainly try. >> a crime like this has shocked the nation. whether it leads to change, we'll have to see. on the mental health issues. you and sanjay were talking about this earlier, mental health is something which is so oddly dealt with this in country -- >> right. >> it's not dealt with or considered in the same way as a disease like canr.
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i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start tonight with this. is gun violence, mass violence, mass violence against children the price we pay for freedom? is watching and doing nothing what we have to put up with to obey the second amendment? is it? we're supposed to do nothing because the constitution upholds the right to bear arms? well, we have easy access to semiautomatic weapons in this country, semiautomatic rifles. is it a good society that does this, allows it? a country where anyone can get ahold of a rifle that can kill 26 people in ten minutes. is this a good society? is it really a free society when you can't be sure your kids are safe sitting at their school desks? i ask the questions knowing the only way we can end this is with the votes of politicians from deer hunting country, not from the big cities. will they be there? will politicians who fear the gun lobby bear up under the strain of attack against any measure, no matter how small, to curb the power of the gun owners? the question tonight, what should and, most importantly, c
i'm chris matthews down in washington. let me start tonight with this. is gun violence, mass violence, mass violence against children the price we pay for freedom? is watching and doing nothing what we have to put up with to obey the second amendment? is it? we're supposed to do nothing because the constitution upholds the right to bear arms? well, we have easy access to semiautomatic weapons in this country, semiautomatic rifles. is it a good society that does this, allows it? a country where...
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chief washington correspondent ed henry will cover the president's strategy. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the politics of plan "b" from congress' perspective. >> good evening. this is a heavy lift with numerous conservative groups urging republicans to vote against speaker boehner's plan "b." but with the u.s. economy less than two weeks from the fiscal cliff, top republicans say they are trying to avoid a massive tax hike for everybody. >> the house will act today. up to senate democrats in the white house to act. >> it would extend tax cut on income below $1 million. to secure republican support, the house is voting on a separate measure to cancel next year's pentagon cuts part of sequestration by slashing domestic programs. that upset house democrats. >> the bills are not a plan. they are a ploy. they are bills to nowhere. in a deeply cynical move, so cynical, the republicans have decided to offer another bill to put off some of the sequester. >> while the process moves forward, boehner hasn't given up hope on a grand bargain with
chief washington correspondent ed henry will cover the president's strategy. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the politics of plan "b" from congress' perspective. >> good evening. this is a heavy lift with numerous conservative groups urging republicans to vote against speaker boehner's plan "b." but with the u.s. economy less than two weeks from the fiscal cliff, top republicans say they are trying to avoid a massive tax hike for everybody....
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the president says he'll return to washington if there's a deal. >>> there were five funerals in newtown, connecticut, today for two adults and three children. six-year-old olivia engle loved being a big sister and helping her little brother explore. dillon loved chocolate. grace's family says she dreamed of being a painter. >>> we started to see all the ribbons and all your tributes to emily, everywhere, and a lot of you guys don't even know who she is. a lot of you never even met her. >> the last two faculty members were also laid to rest today. rachel's boyfriend was planning to propose on christmas eve. school psychologist mary sherlock was remembered for her devotion to kids in trouble. >>> condolence letters have overwhelmed the newtown post office. they started coming immediately. at first, a few hundred. now there are thousands each and every day, coming from all over the world. the postmaster says it's hard not to cry as they sort the mail. >>> the nra has promised, in its own words, meaningful contributions to prevent another tragedy like the one in connecticut. cbs 5 reporter
the president says he'll return to washington if there's a deal. >>> there were five funerals in newtown, connecticut, today for two adults and three children. six-year-old olivia engle loved being a big sister and helping her little brother explore. dillon loved chocolate. grace's family says she dreamed of being a painter. >>> we started to see all the ribbons and all your tributes to emily, everywhere, and a lot of you guys don't even know who she is. a lot of you never...
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>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh sentence. fbi officials say they consider them armed and dangerous. trace has much more on this. how long before officials realized they were missing? you could have looked out the window. >>trace: they know that both of these guys were present for the 10:00 head count on monday night but the bed sheets were not seen until about 7:00 the next morning so this was about an 8 1/2 or nine hour gap the jump they could is gotten. they have been identified and we know that during the night the convicts went to the chicago suburbs and to the homes of his mother and his brother and now as you might imagine the neighbors are
>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh...
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joining us now from washington is arizona congressman raul gra hava. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. how are you? >> i'm well, sir. can i get your immediate response to what happened on friday and what the president said on friday and yesterday about addressing these matters seriously. >> numbing shock and for a parent and for a grandparent that has three grandchildren, mona and i, that one of them is in first grade, it brings all kinds of emotions to the front. these are babies, they're teachers, and the sanctity of school where life was beginning for many, many of these children as they discover themselves, it was a numbing, numbing shock, horrific. i thought the president's comments immediately after were reassuring to the nation and comforting. i thought his comments at the memorial service were that as well, but in particular i was very, very gratified for him to say this is enough. we've gone too far. we've reached a point of no return, and something needs to be done, and i sincerely hope we follow through on this commitment and i hope co
joining us now from washington is arizona congressman raul gra hava. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. how are you? >> i'm well, sir. can i get your immediate response to what happened on friday and what the president said on friday and yesterday about addressing these matters seriously. >> numbing shock and for a parent and for a grandparent that has three grandchildren, mona and i, that one of them is in first grade, it brings all kinds of emotions to the front. these...
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let me end with what washington could do and rob command me to talk about what washington can do. what should washington do? what can it do? there are lots of ideas in washington over the course of the last 10 or 15 years about that would do about egypt in general. now, cut aid, give more aid, give the 23-16, not the tanks built in f-16, one tv 16, enough. i'm deeply ambivalent about all these ideas. it's clear we have important strategic interests and u.s. military and egyptian military seem to share those strategic interests for now. but who is to say going forward that, as we shipped our strategic posture, that egypt will remain as strategically important, excepting, of course, the suez can channel. we seem to be stuck in this -- we continue to give aid in the hope we are buying something from the egyptians and nobody is quite sure what exactly we are buying. even so, i don't think there's much that the united states can do. i think cutting aid isn't going to make a difference. night last weekend -- not this past one -- two weekends ago, wrote something about egyptians writing
let me end with what washington could do and rob command me to talk about what washington can do. what should washington do? what can it do? there are lots of ideas in washington over the course of the last 10 or 15 years about that would do about egypt in general. now, cut aid, give more aid, give the 23-16, not the tanks built in f-16, one tv 16, enough. i'm deeply ambivalent about all these ideas. it's clear we have important strategic interests and u.s. military and egyptian military seem...
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this is not some washington commission, not something where folks will study the issue six months and publish a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now. i asked joe to lead this effort in part because he wrote the 1994 crime bill than help law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in this country. that plant -- that bill also included the assault weapons banned but that was publicly supported at the time by former presidents including ronald reagan. the good news is there's already a growing consensus for us to build from. the majority of americans support banning the sale of military-style assault weapons. a majority of americans support banning the sale of high capacity ammunition clips. a majority of americans support laws requiring background checks before all gun purchases so that criminals cannot take advantage of legal loopholes to purchase a gun from somebody who will not take the responsibility of doing a background check at all. i urge the new congress to hold a vote on these
this is not some washington commission, not something where folks will study the issue six months and publish a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now. i asked joe to lead this effort in part because he wrote the 1994 crime bill than help law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in this country. that plant -- that bill also included the assault weapons banned but that was publicly supported at...
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the washington leadership fights very hard against them. you're going to see that rift widening after today's weird performance. >> here's a bit what was he said from his news conference today, wayne lapierre. i called congress to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation and to do it now to make sure that blanket safety is in place when our kids return to school in january. is there any research or evidence that in fact arming security guards, arming teachers, arming administrators, would be an effective solution here? >> no. there's no research that says that putting more firearms in the hands of trained or untrained professionals in a shoot-out is going to make anybody who's sitting around safer. but there's lots of evidence that it won't. let me tell you a couple things. first of all, in my home state of colorado, at columbine there was a deputy sheriff there, there was another security guard nearby, they were not able to stop what happened. i can tell you the
the washington leadership fights very hard against them. you're going to see that rift widening after today's weird performance. >> here's a bit what was he said from his news conference today, wayne lapierre. i called congress to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation and to do it now to make sure that blanket safety is in place when our kids return to school in january. is there any research or evidence...
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from washington, d.c. to miami to california, bells rang fare each life lost at sandy hook elementary school. at the episcopal church in newtown, connecticut, the bell tolled 28 times. one time for each life lost, including the shooter's. as the people of newtown cope with how this tragedy took place, investigators continue to search for the why. what motivated 20-year-old adam lanza to go on a mass killing spree? cnn's susan candiotti joins me now with the very latest. nice to see you and have you with us this morning. is there any better sense on the part of investigators about what was adam lanza thinking? what was going through his mind? >> that's what we would all of course like to know. of course, investigators have been working very hard on all of this nonstop. so far, there is very little indication that he had much of an online presence, for example, did he flag his intentions to anyone online? did he play any online games with anyone? did he tell anyone what he was thinking about? these are the t
from washington, d.c. to miami to california, bells rang fare each life lost at sandy hook elementary school. at the episcopal church in newtown, connecticut, the bell tolled 28 times. one time for each life lost, including the shooter's. as the people of newtown cope with how this tragedy took place, investigators continue to search for the why. what motivated 20-year-old adam lanza to go on a mass killing spree? cnn's susan candiotti joins me now with the very latest. nice to see you and have...
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i think this is the normal ebb and flow of washington negotiations. congress acts when there's a forcing event, when they have to act because the consequences are too drastic. we have two major forcing events, going over the cliff and congress's desire to get home for christmas. i think this could go to christmas eve but we'll get there. >> let me ask you one other question about the spending cuts. the president -- the republicans challenged the president to be specific on spending cuts, but the republicans themselves haven't been terribly specific. >> not at all. >> have they about what they would cut in spending? >> i think that's absolutely right. i kind of feel the republicans haven't been specific because they don't know. they can't agree on exactly what spending cuts they want. so they keep pumping it over to the president, but they're the ones asking for spending cuts. it seems to me it's incumbent on them to say what exactly they mean. >> so you're still in the camp that believes that we will have some sort of resolution to the short-term fisc
i think this is the normal ebb and flow of washington negotiations. congress acts when there's a forcing event, when they have to act because the consequences are too drastic. we have two major forcing events, going over the cliff and congress's desire to get home for christmas. i think this could go to christmas eve but we'll get there. >> let me ask you one other question about the spending cuts. the president -- the republicans challenged the president to be specific on spending cuts,...
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the article today in "the washington post," you know, this is -- >> quickly, we've got to move. let me go to the senator. it seems to me the country, i don't want to involve the city mouse/country mouse stuff, i want to figure out what we have in common here. arkansas, every state, once you get out of the state, once you get past philadelphia into reading, pennsylvania, it's the west. you have to go all the way to seattle to get to something like the east coast again. the heartland of america is gun country. it's pro-gun rights, it's second amendment country. not just for hunting. the right to protect yourself against your government if you have to do it. you represent a state like that. how could a state like arkansas see its way to something like gun safety when it comes to semiautomatics? >> first and foremost, chris, i have to say to the people of connecticut and to those families that have suffered such a tremendous tragedy that we have them in our thoughts and prayers, and i think that's where we start. i think all of us, whether we're in the heartland or on one coast or t
the article today in "the washington post," you know, this is -- >> quickly, we've got to move. let me go to the senator. it seems to me the country, i don't want to involve the city mouse/country mouse stuff, i want to figure out what we have in common here. arkansas, every state, once you get out of the state, once you get past philadelphia into reading, pennsylvania, it's the west. you have to go all the way to seattle to get to something like the east coast again. the...
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. >>> and in washington, d.c., political leaders are inching closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff today but they're also scrambling for a backup plan. this morning, speaker of the house john boehner launched his plan b, saying he will bring to a vote a proposal to extend tax breaks for people who make less than $1 million. that comes after an offer by president obama to raise his tax increase threshold to $400,000 a year. but the two sides are still hundreds of billions of dollars apart. >> i believe it is important that we protect as many american taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> we don't know the details of plan a, plan b, or whatever plan c might be. but we remain united behind our president. >> aides say the g.o.p. speak ser still pushing for a more comprehensive bipartisan plan to avert billions in automatic spending cuts and tax increases on january 1. >>> new at noon, community members are accusing a san jose supermarket of ignoring the sexual harassment of female workers. the protesters confronted managem
. >>> and in washington, d.c., political leaders are inching closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff today but they're also scrambling for a backup plan. this morning, speaker of the house john boehner launched his plan b, saying he will bring to a vote a proposal to extend tax breaks for people who make less than $1 million. that comes after an offer by president obama to raise his tax increase threshold to $400,000 a year. but the two sides are still hundreds of billions of dollars...
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we were consumed in washington d.c. with going to a gas station, taking your kids out to the home depot. >> yes. >> bret: and you think about communities that are gripped with fear after one of these events. >> well, i think as you're saying, he's not just speaking to this crowd here, he's speaking to the nation, a nation who is mourning and a nation who is frightened and people who have young children and nieces and nephews, look, they see this and they think this could happen to my children. i mean, what's to say there's not a copy cat or something like that, and i think that the president has to -- is going to be doing a lot of reassuring as well. >> we're looking live at the auditorium at newtown high school, about 900 people inside that auditorium, about 1300 people in an overflow area that has a live feed. there are other people outside. we're told the place is packed and obviously, a lot of family members there to see the president, to listen to him. there's a long lineup here and we're going to pause now so that
we were consumed in washington d.c. with going to a gas station, taking your kids out to the home depot. >> yes. >> bret: and you think about communities that are gripped with fear after one of these events. >> well, i think as you're saying, he's not just speaking to this crowd here, he's speaking to the nation, a nation who is mourning and a nation who is frightened and people who have young children and nieces and nephews, look, they see this and they think this could...
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current temperatures, chilly overnight for you, 35 degrees right now in washington. we've got 31 in fredericksburg. 31 in haggerstown, baltimore at 33. overnight lows will dip into the lower 30s and some of the western suburbs two see over night lows into the 20s before it's all said and done. ridge of high pressure building in. that's going to set us up for some clearing and that will set us up for nice sunshine. bright skies tomorrow but we have clear skies tonight with light winds and that is going to really set us up for those temperatures to take a little bit of a dip. keeping an eye on some active weather that looks like it's going to head our way into monday. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. but monday, we are talking a chance of a little bits of wintry mix here. you can see we are just on that line of some rain and some snow and then as we take a look, we're going to see just a little bit more to the north. we are pretty much into the wet weather for the rain. it becomes more of a rain as we move into the afternoon hours. this will depend on how low those temper
current temperatures, chilly overnight for you, 35 degrees right now in washington. we've got 31 in fredericksburg. 31 in haggerstown, baltimore at 33. overnight lows will dip into the lower 30s and some of the western suburbs two see over night lows into the 20s before it's all said and done. ridge of high pressure building in. that's going to set us up for some clearing and that will set us up for nice sunshine. bright skies tomorrow but we have clear skies tonight with light winds and that...
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a stalled car on the george washington parkway. it is on the shoulder southbound parkway at the chain bridge. 395, wet pavement. keep that in mind as you hit your travels. into d.c., no problems on the 14th street bridge near pennsylvania avenue. the reagan building is colorful for the holiday season. no problems for maryland, around the beltway. inside the beltway is incident- free. >> oscar-winning filmmaker martin scorsese will produce and direct a documentary on former president bill clinton. the documentary will explore his perspective on history, politics, and the like during his time in office and in the years since then. clinton is offering his full cooperation in the project. >> there is good news for soap opera fans. soon you might see a return of all my children as well as "one life to live. those abc daytime dramas were canceled last year after over 40 years on the air. production company has reached a deal which could bring both series back on line as early as january. actors from coke's zero operas are in a discussion
a stalled car on the george washington parkway. it is on the shoulder southbound parkway at the chain bridge. 395, wet pavement. keep that in mind as you hit your travels. into d.c., no problems on the 14th street bridge near pennsylvania avenue. the reagan building is colorful for the holiday season. no problems for maryland, around the beltway. inside the beltway is incident- free. >> oscar-winning filmmaker martin scorsese will produce and direct a documentary on former president bill...
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president, for coming back to washington. let's hope it's for real work not just for the show of it. the per pettial razzle dazzle as i like to call it the first lady and the obama daughters, lucky them, are staying on the island, and that's estimated to cost the taxpayers as much as $200,000. apparently president obama's statement that we're all needing to sacrifice for the greater good only goes so far. and that's the memo. now on to the top story. some on the far left are not even taking the budget battle seriously despite the pain it could cause for about 160 million americans. >> this is a manufactured crisis. we don't have a short-term deficit problem. we have a jobs and growth problem and we have a faltering recovery. we should put off the sequester. put off this grand bargain. come back. let the bush tax cuts expire. make sure the middle class doesn't have to pavement the schif a manufactured media drama. >> laura: wow, can you say out of touch? joining us now from new york is maxwell a democratic strategist and guy b
president, for coming back to washington. let's hope it's for real work not just for the show of it. the per pettial razzle dazzle as i like to call it the first lady and the obama daughters, lucky them, are staying on the island, and that's estimated to cost the taxpayers as much as $200,000. apparently president obama's statement that we're all needing to sacrifice for the greater good only goes so far. and that's the memo. now on to the top story. some on the far left are not even taking the...
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on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the democrats' line. what happens next? caller: hello. i think what needs to happen next -- i am a democrat and i support the president. i respect the president of the united states no matter who they are and whether i agree with him or not. what happens next? i will tell you what. i do not know. here is why i do not know. we are not acting like americans altogether. we have a series of terrible events offer this year. it has been one thing after another. the president has walked into a situation, and it is almost like he is all alone and he walks through a dark place. he is not getting much help. the situation was not caused by him. he is trying his best to solve it. we have to work together. i will tell you that i am not very -- i feel very sad. i have watched the election. i have watched everything and tried to be informed it. where are they coming from? where are we coming from? what i see is all of this craziness. i do not know what else to
on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the democrats' line. what happens next? caller: hello. i think what needs to happen next -- i am a democrat and i support the president. i respect the president of the united states no matter who they are and whether i agree with him or not. what happens next? i will tell you what. i do not know. here is why i do not know. we are not acting like americans altogether. we have a series of terrible...
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many of these so-called nones held a rally in washington to show their clout. but the nones are not completely secular. a new survey by pew and this program found that two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they do believe in god or a universal spirit. more than half describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious." advocates of gay marriage saw new momentum. in the november elections, three more states legalized same-sex marriage-the first time it had been approved in ballot initiatives. and voters in minnesota rejected a proposed ban on gay marriage. both sides of the debate were galvanized by the supreme court's announcement that it will be taking up two cases with national implications in the spring. ten years after the catholic church's clergy sex abuse crisis exploded, a high-ranking priest in philadelphia became the first church official to be convicted for failing to report abuse. monsignor william lynn was found guilty of child endangerment and sentenced to up to six years in prison. and in kansas city, bishop robert finn was convicted of a misdemeanor
many of these so-called nones held a rally in washington to show their clout. but the nones are not completely secular. a new survey by pew and this program found that two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they do believe in god or a universal spirit. more than half describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious." advocates of gay marriage saw new momentum. in the november elections, three more states legalized same-sex marriage-the first time it had been approved in ballot...
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it's friday december fourteenth five pm in washington d.c. i make a lopez and you're watching r t all right well we begin with a tragedy that has left americans across the nation speechless it's been called the worst mass killing at a school in american history this morning around nine thirty a gunman entered shady hook elementary school in newton connecticut and opened fire there's been some confusion today as to who the shooter was police say this evening that twenty year old adam lanza is the person responsible for the killings his twenty four year old brother ryan was at first believed to be the suspect. scenes like this have been flooding the television screens across the nation since the chaos began at least twenty six people are dead as many as twenty were children two handguns were found on the scene and two more in the suspects car law enforcement officials have said that the shooter is among the dead the details of the story are still murky at best but we can expect to hear more about this story in future days and weeks earlier i sa
it's friday december fourteenth five pm in washington d.c. i make a lopez and you're watching r t all right well we begin with a tragedy that has left americans across the nation speechless it's been called the worst mass killing at a school in american history this morning around nine thirty a gunman entered shady hook elementary school in newton connecticut and opened fire there's been some confusion today as to who the shooter was police say this evening that twenty year old adam lanza is...
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senior fellow at the brookings institution, professor at georgetown university and columnist for "the washington post." welcome to you all. kim has put together a short video reminder of what happened in 2012. >> a wave of mass shootings renewed age-old theological discussions about evil, suffering and tragedy. especially after the massacre at the connecticut elementary school, many religious leaders repeated calls for stricter gun control measures. some called it a pro-life issue. one of the mass shootings took place in a house of worship. in august, six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. once again, religion played an important role in the presidential election. for the first time ever, there were no white protestants on either ticket. although there wasn't a lot of god talk from president obama or mitt romney, grassroots religious groups were active on both sides. evangelical voters were divided dung t primary season, but in the end, they rallied around romney, despite some concerns about voting for a mormon candidate. still, their support d
senior fellow at the brookings institution, professor at georgetown university and columnist for "the washington post." welcome to you all. kim has put together a short video reminder of what happened in 2012. >> a wave of mass shootings renewed age-old theological discussions about evil, suffering and tragedy. especially after the massacre at the connecticut elementary school, many religious leaders repeated calls for stricter gun control measures. some called it a pro-life...
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we're seeing that in frederick county and washington county. most of these are dying out as they cross over the mountains into the metro. a couple clouds, 61 degrees. wind becoming blustery out of the west. if you are traveling today the been may cause you travel delays. notice the storm in the southwest. that will impact our weather later this week. more on that in a minute. looking for a windy afternoon with sunshine and a few sprinkles early to our north and west. we will go back to the news desk. >> thank you. two weeks until the country goes over the fiscal cliff. house speaker john boehner is working up a backup plan in case a deal cannot be reached. he is proposing a new piece of legislation that would lead to an increase in tax breaks for people making more than $1 million and cancel an increase for those making less than that. he's holding out hope broader deal can be reached batista's when it comes to a balanced plan, the president, "is not there yet." >> still to come, reaching out and getting how the redskins are helping christmas h
we're seeing that in frederick county and washington county. most of these are dying out as they cross over the mountains into the metro. a couple clouds, 61 degrees. wind becoming blustery out of the west. if you are traveling today the been may cause you travel delays. notice the storm in the southwest. that will impact our weather later this week. more on that in a minute. looking for a windy afternoon with sunshine and a few sprinkles early to our north and west. we will go back to the news...
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nature in washington state. as a freight train goes up against a mudslide. your forecast...with rainfall.. ... >>pam: now for a look at our top stories at eight-thirty. a gunman opens fire on a south bay freeway. this was the scene from sky-7 h-d, abc-7 news. police briefly shut the road down, as they searched for evidence this afternoon. the car of a military recruiter was hit four times -- he was *not injured. no word on any arrests. >> the debate over gun control - reaching a tipping point, following a deadly elementary school shooting. today - president barrack obama promised "meaningful action". we now know vice president joe biden will lead a task force that will present a set of gun control recommendations to the president. in newtown connecticut - >> more victims of the school massacre laid to rest. this is video from a vigil, held in a neighboring town today. 27 people were killed in the elementary school shooting -- including the gunman last week. 20 of the those murdered were children. police tonight still searching for a possible motive in the tr
nature in washington state. as a freight train goes up against a mudslide. your forecast...with rainfall.. ... >>pam: now for a look at our top stories at eight-thirty. a gunman opens fire on a south bay freeway. this was the scene from sky-7 h-d, abc-7 news. police briefly shut the road down, as they searched for evidence this afternoon. the car of a military recruiter was hit four times -- he was *not injured. no word on any arrests. >> the debate over gun control - reaching a...
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sunday new year's eve danni know you washington than the to go out and party mid 50's then new year's day ripping in the new year with really no rain in the forecast until wednesday thursday. >> i'm partying at the anchor desk. >> larry is off and collin is here talking about party. san jose state. >> doing it right at the nation capitol. coach is gone but the players remaybe to finish the best turn the around in recent college football history. party in [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread? here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. sz is. >> san jose state dream season including today with win in the military bowl against bowling green. nation capitol. rfk stadium new coach ron spectato spectator. nation most efficient passer next yea
sunday new year's eve danni know you washington than the to go out and party mid 50's then new year's day ripping in the new year with really no rain in the forecast until wednesday thursday. >> i'm partying at the anchor desk. >> larry is off and collin is here talking about party. san jose state. >> doing it right at the nation capitol. coach is gone but the players remaybe to finish the best turn the around in recent college football history. party in [ female announcer ]...
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no call -- calls in washington tonight. -- new calls in washington tonight. a long, dorman discussion on capitol hill about gun control. some say it is time to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. one senator from west virginia, a longtime nra member, says he is now rethinking his position. >> i do not know anybody who goes hunting with an assault rifle. i do not know anyone who needs 39 clips. >> lawmakers have shied away from passing tougher gun laws because of the possible consequences. advocates say tougher laws are not the act -- not the answer. avoiding the fiscal cliff is a priority and it appears there is real movement. officials say the president is proposing a deficit reduction package that would increase the top tax rates on those earning $400,000 the year instead of $250,000 ferret the new proposal comes after the speaker proposed tax hikes on those earning $1 million or higher. a giant of the u.s. senate has passed away. he died tonight from respiratory complications. he was the first japanese american serving in congress. president obama said the
no call -- calls in washington tonight. -- new calls in washington tonight. a long, dorman discussion on capitol hill about gun control. some say it is time to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. one senator from west virginia, a longtime nra member, says he is now rethinking his position. >> i do not know anybody who goes hunting with an assault rifle. i do not know anyone who needs 39 clips. >> lawmakers have shied away from passing tougher gun laws because of the possible...
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lawmakers and return to washington if there is a deal. >> pelley: major, thank you. as you know, this debate is all about bringing the federal budget under control. if the white house and congress can't figure it out, big across- the-board budget cuts and those tax increases we mentioned kick in automatically january 1. the so-called fiscal cliff. the republican speaker of the house tried to force through his solution last night but he couldn't keep his own party in line. nancy cordes is at the capitol. nancy? >> reporter: scott, this was an unforced error. speaker boehner did not have to bring this plan "b" bill up but he was simply trying to get more leverage in negotiations with the president. instead, the misstep left him weaker and there is genuine confusion among both parties tonight about what to do now. speaker boehner left the capitol for the holiday this is afternoon, 18 hours after his risky move backfired. >> we didn't have the votes to pass it. it's not the outcome that i wanted. boehner wanted the house to pass a bill extending the bush-era tax cuts for
lawmakers and return to washington if there is a deal. >> pelley: major, thank you. as you know, this debate is all about bringing the federal budget under control. if the white house and congress can't figure it out, big across- the-board budget cuts and those tax increases we mentioned kick in automatically january 1. the so-called fiscal cliff. the republican speaker of the house tried to force through his solution last night but he couldn't keep his own party in line. nancy cordes is...